
Coming to the Table: Advice from an Attorney Turned Educational Advocate
When I was considering leaving behind my attorney suits and entering the field of special education advocacy, a good friend who has had more than her fair share of tussles with the school system told me, "Nobody hires an advocate if things are going well." That's probably true. Who would pay someone to represent them unnecessarily? No one hires a lawyer if things are going well either. I believe, however, that educational advocacy is different from law, and that difference i